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Cubs vs. Rockies Tuesday 6/16 game threads
Cubs vs. Rockies, Tuesday 6/16, 7:05 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Tuesday 6/16, 7:05 CT
Cubs roster move: Daniel Palencia to IL, Gavin Hollowell recalled
You might remember that during Monday’s game, Craig Counsell went out to the mound with the trainer to talk with Daniel Palencia. Palencia ultimately stayed in the game, striking out three Rockies. Evidently the team found an issue, because today Palencia was placed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. To replace Palencia […]
Pete Crow-Armstrong’s plate discipline improvements this season are impressive
The Cubs managed to eke out their ninth walk off win of the season last night at Wrigley Field. It may seem weird to describe a huge win as “eked” out but that is how it felt. The Cubs entered the eighth inning with eight hits on the night, but four of them were Pete […]
SB Nation Reacts survey: Can the Cubs get pitching help from one of their injured starters?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. As you all know, the Cubs have had quite a number of injuries to the starting rotation […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Shōta Imanaga is the Superhero vs. the Rockies
This team is stupid. This season is stupid. This game makes WPA look stupid. It isn’t often that I look at a one-run deficit heading to the ninth and am pretty sure the Cubs will eventually walk the game off. I wasn’t sure it would be in the ninth. But I was pretty sure they’d […]
A look at Cubs cycles through history
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the cycle Monday night at Wrigley Field. He’s the first Cub to accomplish that feat since Carson Kelly did it a year ago and the first to do it at Wrigley Field in 33 years, since Mark Grace’s (see below). One of the reasons for that is that Wrigley Field, particularly […]
Cubs 5, Rockies 4: Pete Crow-Armstrong hits for the cycle
One thing is for sure. You cannot say you were not entertained by the Cubs’ 5-4 win over the Rockies Monday evening at Wrigley Field. It had a little bit of everything — some solid pitching, some blown leads, Pete Crow-Armstrong’s cycle and and in the end, the Cubs’ ninth walk-off win of 2026 on […]
Chicago Cubs news — PCA, Busch, Brown, Suzuki
Today’s Reflections There are good reasons to be down about the Cubs’ 3-3 road trip against a pair of weak opponents, but one needs to look at the positives. PCA and Michael Busch extending their on-base game streaks. PCA finally, consistently, pairing his power and speed. Seiya Suzuki finding his power bat, and has raised […]
Cubs BCB After Dark: Would you trade Seiya Suzuki?
It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit for a while. Come in and cool off with us. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. We still have a few tables available. The hostess […]
Cubs vs. Rockies, Monday 6/15, 7:05 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Monday 6/15, 7:05 CT
Today’s Cubs transaction: The team acquired right-handed reliever Yosver Zulueta from the Mariners for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa. Zulueta pitched in 19 games for the Reds in 2024 and 2025 but had been at Triple-A Tacoma this year. To make room for Zulueta on the 40-man roster, left-hander Doug Nikhazy was […]
Cubs vs. Rockies Monday 6/15 game threads
Cubs 5, Rockies 4: Pete Crow-Armstrong hits for the cycle 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Shōta Imanaga is the Superhero vs. the Rockies Cubs vs. Rockies, Monday 6/15, 7:05 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Monday 6/15, 7:05 CT
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Rockies series preview
Didn’t we just do this last week? (Yes, we did.) Thanks, schedule-makers. For more on the Rockies, you can check out that series preview from last week or visit our SB Nation Rockies site Purple Row. Fun facts The Cubs have won nine straight games at home vs. the Rockies, sweeping three games each of […]
The Short Porch is looking ahead to the All-Star Game
It may be hard to believe but we are less than a month away from MLB’s All-Star Game, which will be hosted at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 14. Voting is underway for the National League and American League squads so now is a great time to check in on a few Cubs […]
Chicago Cubs update: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Javier Assad, Michael Busch
The Cubs went 3-3 on their trip to Colorado and San Francisco. That isn’t great, but… it’s an improvement over recent weeks. They stand 7.5 games out of first place in the NL Central, which with 90 games remaining is far from insurmountable. And they are just one game behind the third wild card spot. […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Ryan Rolison is the Superhero vs. the Giants
The sweep wasn’t meant to be. This is another of what I always end up using “in fairness” to describe. As in, in fairness, Logan Webb is a very good pitcher. As in, in fairness, it’s really hard to sweep a team in its own park. As in, it felt like a few feet here […]
MLB News Outside The Confines: Scotland invades Fenway Park
Good morning. Here’s what all of you who have been watching the World Cup, NBA Finals or Stanley Cup have missed while you weren’t watching baseball. There were also some boos for “Sweet Caroline” for reasons explained here. The English picked it up after the Red Sox played in the London Series. Sometimes, for as […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — June 15
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Hall of Famer Billy Williams, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1938 – Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds stuns the baseball world by pitching his second successive no-hitter in five days, defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-0, as Brooklyn plays the first night game ever at Ebbets Field. […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Hartshorn homers again, ho hum
I’m running out of things to say about Josiah Hartshorn. The only thing I can really compare him to is Kris Bryant, but Bryant was coming out of college and was 22 when he hit .355 with 22 home runs in 68 games for Double-A Tennessee in 2014. Left-hander Luke Little was demoted to Double-A […]
Giants 5, Cubs 1: Colin Rea is not quite good enough
SAN FRANCISCO — The Cubs had what appeared to be a good game plan against the Giants. With the top of their lineup being mostly left-handed, Craig Counsell decided to use Ryan Rolison as an opener, then follow with scheduled starter Colin Rea. The Giants countered by leading off Matt Chapman. But Rolison disposed of […]
Cubs vs. Giants, Sunday 6/14, 2:10 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Colin.
Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Sunday 6/14, 2:10 CT
SAN FRANCISCO — Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Giants lineup: Ryan Rolison, LHP vs. Logan Webb, RHP Ryan Rolison is going to open this game because the Giants generally stack the top of their lineup with left-handed hitters. This is an attempt to try to neutralize that. Rolison threw a scoreless inning vs. the Giants last […]
Cubs vs. Giants Sunday 6/14 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Ryan Rolison is the Superhero vs. the Giants Giants 5, Cubs 1: Colin Rea is not quite good enough Cubs vs. Giants, Sunday 6/14, 2:10 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Sunday 6/14, 2:10 CT
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Michael Busch is the Superhero vs. the Giants
Ho hum. This was how this stretch was supposed to go. Three days in a row, the Cubs have looked a full step above their competition. In fairness, that can be hard to do on the road, even against bad teams. But for as many times as I’ve written the words “in fairness” through the […]
Cubs 6, Giants 1: Pete Crow-Armstrong’s bat keeps on rolling
SAN FRANCISCO — It started right from the first pitch of the game, which Pete Crow-Armstrong deposited into the seats at Oracle Park. And it continued through nine innings of the Cubs putting together the sort of offense we saw during the two 10-game winning streaks. Not that another one’s necessarily going to follow, but […]
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